Multiport valve



April 16, 1946. c. T. 'MCGILL ET AL 2,398,437

MULTIPORT VALVE Filed Aug. 24, 1942 6 Sheets-Sheet l 36 at? i ig gg-f J3 ii a 23 a w i: i L

April 16, 1946. c. T. MGGILL ET AL 2,398,437 A MULTIBORT VALVE Filed Aug. 24, 1942 6 Sheets-Sheet 3 April c. .T.-M G|| L ETAL 2,398,437

MULTIPORT VALVE Filed Aug. 24, 1942 s Sheets-Sheet s Patented Apr. 16; 1946 U N] STATE S GEM-GE;

MULTIPORT VALVE" Chester 1. McGill, DeWaynemWesSekand:Morniss: W. 1Smith, Elgin, Ill,,assignors1to4E1gip Softener Corporation,Elgin llL, a corporation of Illinois Application August 24, 1942, Serial No 455,896

29 Car el (01. 277-25);

This invention relates to multiport valves.

Multip'ort valves "have heretofore been so- 'de signed and -'constructed that the-stem plate was lifted from'the seat before-turning the same-to another positiongthe lifting being witha viewto eliminating wear-and tear on the seat or gasket in the turningof the-stem plate from one positionto =another.- In some cases the stem platewas' adaptedto'be-turned without lifting and it would accordingly dragon the gasket or gaskets,

draulic pressure: there was accordingly increased and in such 'cases-where there was --heavy,hy-- O drag on the-"gasketsymaking it'harder to turn the stem 'plate 'besides tending to damage thee gaskets-L On-larger-sized"valves-"of both types mentioned; it has been necessary to provide an ordinary-=hand -operated-valve on the inlet side to shutoff -the-flow before the stem plate was shifted from one position to another. However;

even -though this-hand' valve was closed,-it was found to -be'difiic'ult on larger valves to lift the stem plate or rotateit due to the hydrauliopres sure left on the stem plate after the hand valve wasclosed'fi In-those-*cases where a hand valve was'not' used on the inlet side of themultiport valve;- the shifting-of the valve from one position to anoth'ncauseda surge and sometimes a veryviolent"waterihammer." oftentimes when-- the multi'portvalv'ewasshifted from service 130,-

sition to"*backwash position,"the flow 'ofwater through the valve and through the watercondi tioning unit; such asa filter *or softener; came with such a sud'deh inrus'hjinto the bottom'of "the water conditioning unit and {out from the top" thereof that the bd'wasapt to be lifted and min-- eral lost to thedrain; Packed beds undersuch" conditions were apt'to have the gravel distribute ing bed-thre'b'neathdisrupted and shifted from its'normal relationship to the mineralabove;

It is,-'therefore,=-the principalobjectofour in-:

vention to provide new and improved multiport valves which "arenot'subject to these objections and which provide withinthe'multiport valve it?- self the facilities for shutting off the flow of in coming water 'asiwell as the relief. of "hydraulic pressure from" the stem plate automatically preliminary to the 'shiftingof the valve from one position to another thereby obviating the necessity for a separate hand valve which" a careless or uninformed operator-might fail to close at the proper-time. 1

In many applicationsr'of multiport valvesiit'has V beenmecessary ito-provideia restriction "or: valve". means form regulating thefiowfof. water, because different installations. important object-of our invention to-pr'ovide the shut-oh valve so *arranged -that it-E can be used for regulating the flowaswell asfor shutting ofi" the-flow;

Another object of the invention is to provide a m-ultiport' va1ve-in -whichthe stem'plate is held j in a sealed operative position 'in supported relation to thebody-member either-byhydrauliopressure-alone or in coniunction with hold-downspring means, and. in "which; by-virtue 'of' the shut-off valve means and, pr essure relieiyalve means operated priortothe-shifting,of the'stenr plate, the latterisarranged'to-be-shifted fromone position to another without the necessityof ilifting;there'bein'g no appreciabledragon the; turning of*the stemplate andfino danger of-da-mage to the gasketmeans under-the improved operating conditions afforded with ,ourinvention.

shut-off valve and also a more unless-director) crating connection with the pressurereliefvalve; so that intheflclosing ofithe ShlItrOffiVZilVe pre-r liminary to Ethe -turning of ,thestem" plate "the relief valve is "automatically, opened...

Still another object consists in the provision of a separate "controlplate on the operating stem, having a' sliding-driving connection with the stem plate on the onehand anct having the shut-off valve carried thereon orra universalballhearing mountingj so'that the shut-oflvalvecan be'closed tightly without interfering with the. rotation" of the control'plate relative ,to' the shut-bf)? valve and sothat when the shuteofi valveis'heldtightly closed there'is' minimum resistance to turning of the stem 'plate',"the:'c0ntrO1' plate being further arranged :to engage" the; stem "of ;the relief valve and open said valv'e'iri the" seating of the shutwfi 1 valve;

Anotherobjeet'consists in the provision of" a new and improved" type" of seaiaround'the ports in the body. member which simplifies and reduces, th jcost of' the valve "nconstruction and {obtains better all around performance? A furtherobjectconsists in'the' provision of a valve operating camlever operatively'ponnected with the 'valve 'so" that .pivotal movement causes operation .of 'the' shut-off val-veand pressure relief I valve and 'rotaryimovement *causes' rotary shifting of the'sternplajte 'from "one.positiontoanother, while the; shut=ofi valve is"c1osed*and the11re1ief of the difierence in available waterpressure in valveis' opened.

It is, therefore, another- The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figs. 1 and 2 are vertical sections through a multiport valve made in accordance with our invention, these sections being on the broken line A-A of Fig. 7, so 'far as the stem plate is concerned, and on line B-B of Fig. 6 for the body, Fig. 1 showing the valve in normal operating condition, and Fig. 2 showing the shut-01f valve closed and pressure relief valve opened preparatory to the shifting of the stem plate from one position to another;

Fig. 3 is a sectional detail showing the sliding driving connection between the plate on the operating stem and the stem plate, this detail being in a plane at an angle to the plane of the section Fig. I

Fig. 4 is a sectional detail of the pressure relief grammatically the pipe connections used inconjunction with the valve in a water softener installation; V 7

Figs. 7, 8, and 9, are top views of the stem plate showing a portion thereof in horizontal section on the line of Fig. 1, Fig. 7 being the service position of the stem plate and Figs. 8 and 9 the backwash and salt wash or brine positions, respectively;

Fig. 10 is a view similarto Fig. 2, showing a modified or alternative construction;

Figs. 11 and 12 are central vertical sections through another multiport valve made in accordance with our invention, Fig. 11 showing the valve in normal operating condition, and Fig. 12 showing the shut-ofi valve closed and pressure relief valve opened preparatory to the shifting of the stem plate from one position to another, and

Figs. 13 and 14 are sectional details of the valve operating means on the lines |3--|3 and |4-|4 of Figs. 11 and 12, respectively.

Similar reference numerals are applied to corresponding parts throughout the views.

Referring first briefly to Figs. 1 and 2, the valve shown bears a general resemblanceto that disclosed in McGill Patent 2,209,992, the reference numeral designating the stator or body member of the valve on which a cap or cover 2| is suitably secured, compressing a gasket 22 therebetween to prevent leakage. The cover encloses the rotor or stem plate 23, and this stern plate in its three operative positions-service, backwash, and salt wash or brine-controls the flow of water through the valve by providing a different system of communication between the various parts in the body 20 in each of the three positions. It should be understood that although the valve is one especially designed for use in controlling the flow of fluids to and from a zeolite water softener, the invention is not limited to that or any other specific application but is applicable to valves generally. J

The body 20 has a central axial threaded opening 24 in the bottom thereof for connection with the raw water supply pipe. The port 25 communicating with this opening will therefore be referred, to as the pressure or inlet port. Four radial threaded openings, like those shown at 26 and 21 in Figs. 1 and 2, are provided in the body 90". apart in circumfe'rentially spaced relation for connection to pipes that conduct fluid into and out of the valve. There are four equidistantly spaced main ports 28, 29, 30, and 3| in the body 20 communicating with these openings opening to the fiat top face of the body, all at the same radial distance from the center port 25. An auxiliary port 32 communicates with the port 28. Another auxiliary port 33 communicates with a nozzle 34 which discharges water through a Venturi tube 35 into the port 29, whereby to siphon brine from a brine tank B through a cored passage 36 in the body 20, in'the' manner clearly disclosed in McCanna Patent 2,209,989. The stem plate 23 has three ports 31, 38, and 39 provided therein apart adapted to register with three of the main ports 28, 29, 30, and 3| in different positions of the stem plate. There is also a central port 40 in thestem plate which registers with the port 25 in the body member in all positions of the stern plate, and a smaller port 4| in radially spaced relation to the center port arranged to register with the auxiliary port 32 in the backwash position of the stem plate and with the auxiliary port 33 in the salt wash or brine position of the stem plate. The ports 31 and 39 previously mentioned are interconnected by a cored passage 42 in the stem plate.

The operation of the valve as thus far described can be understood by reference to Figs. 6 to 9. In the normal softening operation, the incoming raw water from the pressure or supply port 25 flows into the cover 2|, as should be clear from a study of Fig. 1, and the raw water leaves the valve through the ports 38 and 29 and enters the top of the softener S for passage downwardly through the bed of water softening-material therein. The softened water leavingthe bottom of the softener re-enters the valve and flows through communieating ports 3| and 39, and tlnough the passage 42, and out of the valve through communicating ports 31 and 28 to the service system. This flow continues until the water softenerrequires regeneration, whereupon the operator, as will later appear, shifts the stem plate 23 to the backwash position shown in Fig. 8, removed from the service position shown in Fig. 7. During backwash the incoming raw water from the pressure or supply port 25 flows through communicating ports 38 and 3| out of the valve and into the bottom of the softener S for passage upwardly through the bed of water. softening material so as to break up the bed preparatory to the salt wash flow and also wash out from the top of the tank whatever sediment accumulated on the top of the bed during the softening operation. The water leaving. the top of the softener re-enters the valve through the communicating ports 29 v and 39 and flows through the passage 42 and out of the valve through communicating ports 31 and 30 to the drain. This flow is continued for a predetermined time, sufiicient to thoroughly cleanse the bed and prepare it for the salt wash. During this interval raw water may be by-passed to the service system by virtue of the fact that the port 4| in the stem plate 23 registers with the port 32 and, hence, also with the port 28 communicating with the service system. Atthe conclusionof the backwash flow, the operator, as will later appear, shifts the stem plate 23 to the salt wash or brine position shown in Fig. 9, which is 90 removed from the backwash position shown in Fig. 8. During the salt wash, the incoming raw water is delivered through the port 4| into the port 33 so as to cause flow from the nozzle 34 through the Venturi tube 35 and out of the valve through port 29 into the top of the softener tank S. A valve 43 in the. 'pipe extendingfro'm the valve to the brine tank B is bpenedsatthis ,time .1 sojthatrbrineim-ayzbev siphoned fromathe hrinewtankranddischargedwith r: the waterintothe topkotthe softener S4; Themix-z ture- :of brine rand {Water-flowing; downwardly-, through the :bed of .water softening material re- 1 generates the same; and; the"; spent ,brine: and re.-"

leased calcium-and;magnesiumtis dischargedfrom the bottom ,0fitheisoftenel'ialrd1re -entblsithzvalVe 1 through communicating portsr 3 i" and; 31-; and is conducted throughthepassage: 421 and out tozthe drain through .j .communicating.ports :39 and 30.

This salt;wash fiolv'continueszuntil theolevel in the brinextank.xBfidropssto :a predetermined point;

brine willrbei'usedi During. .thi's salt wash fiowg:

raw watermay befby-passedvto the service system byvirtue ofathepfact that-'the port 88: in the stem 1 plate'231registers with portt28 in th'e body." After" the valve 4 3 has beerr 101088113: the raw water now is continued downwardly thfiough th softener S and. outlto'the drain until the water discharged to w the --drain tests soft, iwhereupon the: operator, as

will later appear, shifts the; stem plate 23 back to the service positionshownin FigHL i When the valve is intheservice positiongthesupp-lyof water in the br'ine tankwB may be replenished by i open-' ing the valve-43 raw water undert-hose conditions being delivered to the brine-tank through communicating 'ports 38 ancl 29' 1 and through the Vehturi tube 35 and passage 36' and out through the pipe extendingto the bri-ne tank; Whenthe water reaches the proper'level'in the'brinetank,

the' valve 43 is closed and; assuming there is sumcient salt present in the-brine-tank; a supply of brine will be on-hand ready-for the nextregenera tion.- The ports 28 33' in--the body*20'ha've rings pressedthereinand projecting-upwardly from the body a uniform height;'-'determined by annular shoulders on'theoutsid'e thereofengaging'the top face of-the= bodyq" These ringshave rubber seal 'rings 4fi surrounding the same and seated on 1 1 the flat top faceof-the'body with their upper'ends projectingslightly beyond the ends of the rings 44 for-seali-ng'contact with-the'fiatbottomface 41" of the stem plate23r" Theringsflfi;therefore; perform-thesealing functiomwhile'therings 44 serve positively to" limit compression of the' rings- '46, thus preventing damage th ereto. With this ar-" rangement there is" no necessity for lifting the stem plate beforeitisturned from one'position to another. The fact'that' the-hydraulic pressure on the stem-platens relieved" preliminary 'to'the turn:

ing of the stem plate' as' will soonappear; greatly reduces the'drag which there" would otherwisebe of the stemplat'eon the gasket rings; and the stem plate can, therefore, beturne'd'with'les's efiort and with less likelihood of damage to the gasket rings;

It shOllld be" understood that instead ofthe'. rings" 46 mounted on the ringsril 4, 'wem'ay employ gasket thebody"in' substantially concentricrelation with or sealringslikethoseindi'cate'd' at 46dinFigs. 11 and 12 entered in annular grooves! I provided in' the body ports; The advantagesof'thattype-oi seal are described hereinafter.

The operating'stem J48'for' triestem plate 23 extends through atstuffin'gjlbox 49 initheitop of the cover H and has a 'pla'te"50 suitably secured on thetinner end thereof to'turn ormove endwis'e therewith. This plateIhas holes 5| incircum ferentially spaced relation, which receive with a free ,7 sliding fitf pins 523 projecting upwardly from bosses:;53' "provided on" the stern Tplate" around its the" body 2Diatltheicentensthereorsurrounding the? centralpressureon suppho'portz 2'5: and-the central: 5 portrflfl; intthei stemmlaltezis :large enough to ac-r commodatex neckz-zportion freely: A seat 55" Y is formedronrztheiupper enduoflth'e'r neck portion i 54 for the shut-tofffvalve56twhich isoficircular disk formfand: universallyrrotatably mounted on the platefiflhfor axial movement with the plate' toward and away. from the -seat 1551 A 'bearing ball 51 seated in central reces'ses in; the end of. thestem 48* and top of the valve diskpermits the-- valve 56- to adjust itself iwi-th respect; to the-stem 48-fo'r-unifor'm'engagement withithe seat 551 The valve "disk is held in a toircularn recess 4 5B: in the ,bottom A of theplatt r 50 ibymeans of screws 59 whichengage the stepped: rim portion'of the valvedisk, as showm Aioompressible gasketring 760 i hold inplace -'on: the =bottom face of: the valve diskinsures a water-tight seal when the shutthat when-the -stem 48 holds= the shut-ofi valve: 56 closed/as in Fig". '2, the'plate 50 may be turned with respect to the shut-off valve with the stem 48to shift-the stein-pla'te 23 from0ne Operating. ,position toanother. Tl'ie-parallel pins- 52 mainthe operation of valves or =this general: type; While it would befeasibla to turn thestem platewithout relief of-the hydrostatic-- -pressure after the shut-01f valve-'56 'is olo'sed; 1'becauseas soon-- as the stem plate was-shifted-the--hydrostatlc pressurewouId be-released' to the drain 3!]; we

prefer, as pointed outl hereinaften to provide a separate pressure relief valve forthat purpose.

The presentvalve-includes a =pressure relief valve 6| mounted -on th stem plate 23 which -is arranged; to be opened 'automatieally when the shut-off valve 55 is closed, to placethe inside of the cover --2 I and all portions of the system communicating therewith atatmospheric pressure by establishingbommunication-therefor with tthe'drain'port 30 inthe' body 20 1 The relief of pressure inthe cover by theopening ofthe valve E! is importantonly-wherr=thestem-plate is in the service position;speakinlg-with reference to a softener installation 50f course, "because in that position the" cover has-nocommunication with thedrain unless-the relief valve 6| is open. a In the otherpositions" of the stem-plate, the cover communicates throughthe' softener with the drain, becausein the backwash position the top' 0f the" softener is' connected "tothe drain and the bottom ofithe soften-er to. theinterior -of the cover, and in'qthe brine and rinse position the bottomiofthe softener is connected tothe drain and theftopjpf thesoft'enerto theinterior of the =cover'. Hence; witwthewate'r pressure-source out off and the" 'in'side'of the cover at" atmospheric pressure the stern plate"23 can be'turnecl easily and wear-and tearon' the asketrings 46 is reduced to a minimum; and there is furthermore "no objectionable" waterlhanimer, and the other objections previouslyj mentionegl "are eliminated. In view of the factthat the relief ofjpressure in the "cover-is importantpnly-"in the service posi tion'," the? eonnectio'nj 9- hereinafterdescribed-is? 5 knot-essential and-may bomitted. if 'Ihemressurw relief valve is herein disclosed as of the poppet type, having a circular disk head 62 on the lower end of a stem 63-that projects freely through a hole 64 in a boss 65 provided in the stem plate 23. The head 62 of the valve is'housed within a recess 66 in the bottom of the stem plate, so that there is nothing projecting below the plane of the stem plate that would come into contact with the gasket rings and interfere with the free turning of the stem plate. There are two ports 61 and 68 in the boss 65 parallel to the hole '64, and these ports as well as the end of the hole are closed by the head 62 when the valve is seated, as shown in Fig. 1. The port '61 communicates with a tube 69 extending from the boss 65 to the passage 42 in the stem plate. The other port 68 has a tube communicating therewith, which extends from the boss 65 to a hole H in the stem plate spaced midway between the ports 38 and 39 and diametrically opposite the port 31. In that way in the service position of the stem plate 23, when the pressure relief valve is opened, com munication is established with the drain port 30 in the bod 20 for the space inside the cover 2|, through the hole 64 and port 68. At the same time communication is established with the drain port 36 for all portions of the softener and service system communicating with the passage 42, through the ports 61 and 68. It should be obvious that very little water will flow out the drain in this pressure relief, assuming there are no open faucets in the system. Consequently there is no appreciable wasting of Water. The valve 6| is normally held closed under action of a spring 12, Which acts between the top of the boss 65 and a Washer 13 held on the upper end portion of the stem 63 by a crosspin. A radial projection 14 on the plate 50 is disposed over the stem 63 of the valve 6|, and when the shut-off valve 56 is closed by downward movement of the stem 48 and plate 56, the projection 14 on the plate strikes the end of the stem 63 and opens the valve 6| against the action of the spring 12, as clearly appears in Fig. 2. The opening of the pressure relief valve is therefore coincidental with the closing of the shut-off valve.

The valve operating means, indicatedv generally by the reference. numeral 15, which forms part of the subject matter of a continuation-in-part application of Harry Manson and Clarence J. Yaeger,..Serial No. 601,784, filed June 27, 1945, is so designedand constructed that there is definite assurance of the closing of the shut-off valve 56 and opening of the relief valve 6| before the stem plate 23 is turned. The valve operating means 15 com rises an operating wheel 16 rota'tably mounted on an index plate 1'! suitably supported With this construction, assuming the parts to be in the relationship shown in Fig. 1, with the pawl 83 held retracted, the operator preparatory to operating the multiport valve rotates the wheel '16 in a clockwise direction in order to cause the stem 48 to move downwardly to close the shutoff valve 56 and open the relief valve 6|. It should be clear that the Valve 56 when left in the open. position shown in Fig. 1 can be set at a higher or lower elevation by rotation of the wheel 76 to regulate the flow of water used in the service position and during back-washing. In many other valves with which we are familiar, a special restriction or regulating valve is required to control the flow of Water, but in the valve of our invention the valve 56 does the controlling as well as shutting off of the raw water supply. After the shut-off valve has been closed and the pawl 83 has been turned around to its normal operative position in relation to the ratchet teeth 84 and interlocked therewith so as to positively connect the arm 82 with the Wheel 76, the stem plate 23 can be turned with the wheel in a clockwise direction from the service position to the backwash position. In this operation, the pointer 89 onthe hub end of the arm 82 will serve to indicate to the operator the position to which the valve is moved, captions and other indicia being provided on the index plate 11, as indicated at 96, to mark the different Positions. After the stem plate is moved from the service position to the backwash position, the shut-off valve 56 i opened again and the pressure relief valve 6| is closed agaimthe shut-off valve 56 being backed away by counterclockwise rotation of the wheel 16 after the pawl 83 has been retracted to permit free turning of the wheel 16 relative to the arm 82, although it should be clear that counterclockwise rotation of the wheel relative to the arm is permitted by the pawl even if the operator should happen to forget to retract it. At the end of the backwash flow, the shut-off valve 56 is again closed and the relief valve 6| is again opened,

on top of the cover 2|, as indicated at 18. A plate l9 fastened to the bottom of the hub 80 of the wheel 16 retains the hub in the central opening in the plate 11, while, of course, permitting free rotation of the wheel with respect to the plate 11.. The upper end portion 8| of the operating stem 48 is threaded and threads in the hub 80. A radially extending arm 82 is secured on the upper end of the stem 48 above its threaded portion 8| and carries a spring. pressed pawl 83 on the outer end thereof arranged to engage ratchet teeth 84 provided on the upper face of the. rim portion of the wheel 16. The pawl has a. pin 85 projecting downwardly from the bottom of the headed end 86 of the pawl, and this pin is arranged to fit slidably in a hole 81 provided therefor in the arm 82, as shown in Fig. 2, except when.

the pawl is held retracted, as shown in Fig. 1.

similarly as at the commencement of the regeneration, and then the stem plate is turned from the backwash position to the brine position. After that the shut-off valve 56 is again unseated and the pressure relief valve 6| seated for the duration of the brine and rinse flows. Finally at the conclusion of the regeneration, the shutofi valve '56 is again closed and the relief valve 6| opened preparatory to the shifting of the stem plate back .to the service position, and when that has been'accomplished, the shut-ofi valve 56 is again opened and the relief valve 6| closed for the duration of the normal softening operation.

The valve Shown in Fig. 10 is closely similar to that shown in Figs. 1 to 9, but has a central pressure or supply port 25 in the flat top face of the body 20, a ring 44 being pressed into the port 25 and having a seal or gasket ring 46 surrounding the same, similar to the rings 46 provided in connection with the rings 44 'on the other body ports 28-32. The stem plate 23' in this valve has a flat bottom surface 41 for sealing engagement with all of the gasket rings 46, and has a neck 54 surrounding its central port 40 and providing a seat 55' on the top thereof for cooperation with the shutofi valve. 56. This valve is otherwise the same as the valve shown in Figs. 1 to 9. The operation of this valve is the same as the other in, so far as closing of the shut-off valve and opening of therelief valve prior to turning of the stem plate is concerned, the only difference being that whatever pressure is exerted on aietsg-lw t 1 the shut- 01T valvejfsfi to' hold it closedeis *transehd for the steni fiiim ini the manner shown in'lFig. mitted"to'the"stem platdnstead of to the body of 12; The boss 96 has two -portsB1'ahd 68 provided thevalve, therein arranged-tdbe"closed by the head 62a The valve-showmiiFFigs. -11-aiid 12 comprises whefithevalv 61 dis seated','as shown'in Fig! 11.

r a body or stator' m'ember' a on which a'ea or 5 The port"Bl'eommunic'atesttith a-tube (SS-extendcover Zla issecured' compressinga gasket 22a ng 'from thebos96to the passage 42 in theste therebetween to preventleakage. The-cover enplat 'f-the'sameasin"the valves of Figs. 1 and 10.

valve is operated by a stenf l8a extending 'dow ii therewith which extends from the' bos96 to a weirdly through*the body instead of upward1y -10 hole "Iliinfthestem plate spaced mi'dway between through the cover. The cover 21d has tat-Central *the': ports' 38; and 39 and di'ametrically posite axial threaded opening fla Tor-connection with the port '3 thes meas inthe'valves f 1 the raw water supply -pipe."'- "Phe port 25a comand lO. :r'lnzth'at'wawwhenithe stem plate23a 1s municating withthis -opening is; therefore; the l=in the service' position and the' pressure"relief pressure or inlet port. T Otherwise -this valve has -15'"' a I 'J asqllfistratd ll Fig.- 12, "c0mthe same port"arrangement='-'genera1ly'as the muhicati'onis established -with'the. drain port va1veesh0wn i fFig ten qo ith'e body'izoa haw ffoi -the spaceJ-iriside rthe oovefiI '2 la through the ing' pgrts 23.431 Similarly- -asfi'thefibody "2n d nnortefitfrand atitheisameiitime'comrnunicationis the stem p1ate -23dhaving ports' 31538,: 39;" and "establi'shed'with:the Tlrainport wfor all'iportions 1 H" similar-1y asthe StemQDIat' HY-with the ports gdbf the service Syste 'cb h the 31 and 'se interconnected by an arcuate passage pass glt theiports! 61: and 68. 7 Very 42 cored in the stem plate. 7* Provisionibf the little; "water Jwill't fioumout the: :draiwintthis relief sure orinlet po'rt inlthe oover instead of 'in" the f ipressuregaassuming :there are no faucets' open body andrcove ;sd"1;fiat a'miiehmore' compact'and: preciable wasting iot 'water. :The pressure relief economical va1ve -i bt e "."Thg :operating x ivalve ispiof course; opemcoihdidentally with the stem 48a extends througha stuffing box 49a in "closingi'of ;the shute'ofiraval've.

the center of the :bodyahwhasa late 59a suitea t' s n 'lfi Which-are p e abl .secur dzion'xtheiinnm: n clrt et t 'erab'lyf'ofrubber;but-may-bbf'leather oreven O1 mov' endwiseftherebvith, T hut-fbff' val u fiber material, are mounted in annular grooves 9| v 56a isuniversallyrrotatribly mounted ontheplate "provided in: the bodywiflazr'in: 'substantiall won- 59:1 'sirnilarly asi the: shut-'ofi va1v ififiuionnthe --'celltlic relation to' the ports --28-'--33." These plate 59, "foraxial -movem'ent with the plate 59a grooves are all of substantially: "uniformdepth in m n w fr'gn'i'fithe 155 p ovidedio'n relation "to thezflat top'surface 98 of the-body, the cover lar u umet s ;.-p ti-z5a. :The and the'--i'ings areoal1:of" substantiallywuniform bearing ball l'fla seated infcehtral recesseszirithe height so as to project to the same extentabove end of the stern anc l bottom Sof the i/alve disk'perthe surface 98eand all be subjected toss'ubstanmitsthe valveitemteed:ustiitseltwith respect to ti y r mp s i rby= fl the stemwa toxi mni fiorm engagement withrthe surface il-aof thetstemwplate. The fact ithat in e t 55 when the';?stem :4Baqho1dsathe" shut-unthepresent valve:the pressureiinside:thecover is off valve :56a're1ose msii Fig, 312; theuplate a relieved before thelstem-p1ate-isiturnemakes"it may be turned relative tofithezshut-off valv with -.-'relatively-nnim-portant lac-maintain much; if any, i the stem t8a-toshiftrthe stem-plate 23a fromone .rclearance betweentheistem plate' and the-body operating position' -to another. iTI'he soperating so-leng-as the rings=4lia int-uncompressed condicennectiofi between thewstemwtazand stem p1ate"45: tiomprojectsufficiently from :the"b0dytoha as- 2341 consists 'of -a; crosshead azrronfthe stem: hav- -suredof sufiicient'compression by the stemplate ing parallel pins93 1 eciprocable'free1y in parallel "1110 prevent-leakage bet-weemports. There isan 110185 94 'provided 'in the' central portion of the appreciablersavingin eost withrthis'construction, late. "With? this arrangementi the stem v-beoause'the grooves-9| ean 'ibe cut at' smallexmaintains its operating cohneoti'onwith the stem 50=-pense and-speoialesupporting rings fortheseal plate in different:posittons of endwise movement v rings-areeliminated, Furthermore;=it-shouldbe "of the stem, su'ohmoverhent of the stem'being reelearithat with thisarrangement the engagement quiredifor theop'erationrofsthe shut ofi-valve fifia I iof--thestem plate With-.thebodylimits th omand "pressureirelief valve fivla. rpression of -ithesealqringe46a so;that there -is *no The pressure i'reliefsva'lvei Sla is mounted- 0n --dangerof'-their.-being damaged. --We-havefound "the stem plate"lficuandzisearranged torbe opened that rings 46a of veryssubstantiallhard rubber automatically when theishuteoffvalve- 56a is can-beusedtoadvantage;in-.this-Walve. i-Leather y" place:"thexinside fotithe cover seal rings are alsosatis factorywand even fiber 2 la and :all pottionsaof-th :system" communicatvsealrings.

'ing'therewith:at atmospherictpressurewby estalb oo' -:Alight-coiled com-pression spring 99: iswprofishing communication therefor withath 'drain idded -around-the stem-48wbetween the 'plateifla port in'the body 29a. -=:;:In that Way the stern wand-the stem plate23a.to holdithestem plate in plate 230: ean'-'beatumed easilyand-weanand-tear engagementwith'theeseal l-rings lfia .-under. light On the gasket ers sealr nings-'dfiaviswreducedto a pressure-when thetshutoff-"valveafifimhas been &I1dth16ii$ furthermore no objection 5 elosed and pressurew'reliefvalve Sla -opened. 1A ableWatephammem and thewother obje t D heavier coiled compression spring IOU-is provided vieusly mentioned-flare; avoided. -In :the present around the stem-Malina recess'rllll. in-the-body valve the pressure relief ;valve 6 lit-has a :disk head and bears-against-the .crosshead' 92 "to hold the tie the lowerflend ofi'the- Stein' tBw-that is =shut-0ff valve 56a closedfltightly:whenthe stem mill-med e e p neet pr d 48a'hasibeen moved-tothe positiontshown in Fig. on top. of thestem plate. Awspring :l2a-tends '12 preparatory to shifting.the stem-plate from normally to keep' the valve seated ona boss '96 one-position toanother;

projecting fromthe'stern' plate} but the valvais Referring mainly td'l'FigsI'13 and '14,\the valve arranged'to be" unseatedwy":ehgagineht of the eperatingfmeans provided on the valveshown in plate 50:: with ahead 91'providedon'theupper Figs. 11 and12 comprises ahandlever I02 havinga pair of cams I03 provided on its forked inner end pivoted, as indicated at I04, on a turntable I 05 rotatably mounted on the bottom of the body 20a, preferably on anti-friction bearings I06. Slots I01 in the cams I03 slidably receive the ends of a crosspin I08 on the lower end of the stem 48a. These slots are in eccentric relation to the pivots I04, so that when the lever I02 is in one extreme position, shown in Fig, 13, the stem 48a is held in its lower extreme position against the compression of the springs 99 and I00, holding the shut-off valve 56a in the open position. On the other hand, when the lever I02 is swung through 180 to its other extreme position, shown in Fig. 14, the stem 48a moves up wardly under the action of the springs 99 and I to the position shown in Fig. 12, closing the shut-off valve 56a and opening the pressure relief valve 6 la. The operating connection between the lever I02 and stem 48a afforded by the pin I08 and slots I01 also permits rotation of the stem plate 23a by means of the lever I02 from one operating position to another, the turn-table I in that operation turning easily with respect to the body 20a on its anti-friction bearings I06. The springs 99 and I00 will, of course, maintain the stem 58a under suflicient end thrust even in the closed position of the shut-off valve to maintain the turn-table I05 in proper working relation to its bearings I06.

It is believed theforegoing description conveys a good'understanding of the objects and advantages of our invention, The appended claims have been drawn with a view to covering all legitimate modifications and adaptations.

We claim:

1. The combination in a plate type valve of a body member carrying a housing and having a plurality of ports, a movable valve member within the housing having ports adapted to register with the first mentioned ports to establish diiferent communication between the ports in the body member in different positions of the valve member, means for moving the valve member relative to the body member to different positions, and control valve'means operable by movement of the last mentioned means in one direction for shutting ofi fluid delivery to said valve and opening the interior of said valve to a drain at low pressure preparatory to the movement of the valve member from one position to another, said control valve means being operable by movement of said last mentioned means in the opposite direction to open fluid delivery to said valve and close off communication between the interior of i said valve and the drain.

2. In a plate type valve, the combination of a ported body member, a ported stem plate adapted y the body member being a low pressure drain port,

means for turning the plate from one position to another, a shut-off valve operable by the last mentioned means to close the pressure port, and a pressure relief valve also operable by the last mentioned means for opening the low pressure drain port into communication with the inside of the cover member preparatoryto the turning of the plate.

In a plate type valve, the combination of a ported body member, a ported stem plate adapted to eifect different communication between the ports in the body member in difierent positions of the plate, a cover member on the body member enclosing the plate, one of the ports in the body member being a low pressure drain port, a pressure relief valve for establishing communication between said last named port and the inside of the cover member and other ports in the body member, and a single manually operable means for turning the plate from one position to another and automatically opening the relief valve prior to such movement.

4. In a plate type valve, the combination of a ported body member, a ported stem plate adapted to effect diiferent communication between the ports in the body member in different positions of the plate, a cover on the body member enclosing the plate, one of said members having a pressure port normally communicating with the inside of the cover member, means for shifting the plate to different operative positions, and means operable by the last means independently of any movement of the stem plate for closing the pressure port prior to movement of said plate from one position to another.

5. In a plate type valve, the combination of a ported body member, a ported stem plate adapted toeffect different communication between the ports in the body member in different positions of the plate, a cover member on the body member enclosing the plate, one of said members having a pressure port normally communicating with the inside of the cover member, whereby said plate is normally held seated under hydraulic pressure, rotary means adapted for turning said plate whereby to shift the plate to different operative positions, said rotary means being also axially reciprocable, and a, pressure relief valve for relief of hydraulic pressure inside the cover member operable by the last mentioned means upon reciprocation thereof, whereby said plate is rotatable by said means substantially free of hydraulic pressure tending to hold the same seated.

6. In a plate type valve, the combination of a ported body member, a ported stem plate adapted to efiect different communication between the ports in the body member in different positions of the plate, a'cover on the body member enclosing the plate, one of the ports in the body member being a pressure port and normally communicating with the inside of the cover, an upstanding neck portion on'the body member surrounding the pressure port and projecting upwardly through an opening in the plate and providing a valve seat on the outer end thereof, an operating stem reciprocable and rotatable in said cover in substantially coaxial relation with said neck portion,-a plate on the inner end of said stem reciprocable and rotatable therewith, means providing a slidable operating connection between the latter plate and stem plate so as to permit endwisc movement of the stem independently of the stem plate but permit rotation of the stem plate with the stem, a shut-ofi valve movable with the stem and the plate thereon toward and away from the seat on the upstanding neck, and means for reciprocating and rotating the stem.

7. A valve as set forth in claim 6, wherein another of the ports in the body member is a low pressure drain port, said valve including a pressure relief valve for establishing communication between said drain port and the inside of the cover, and means operable by engagement with 1 the plate. on .the stemfor ppeningesaid pressure satainingwamgopemting: connect-ioniutherewitlr otor relief valve. trotation ethereofaronefubt. the,- ports in l the: :body

8. In a platetype valve, the combinationqof a member -being, awlow' rpressurer'drain port and a ported body member, a ported stem plate-adapted pressurereliefwalveemovablywmounteck on the to .eflectdifierent :communication between ithet oyplatelwand operable:inltherreciprocatory movement ports in the body member. in different positions-of auof;said*stem@toopen:thelow pressuredrain port the plate, a cover on the body memberwenclosing sx'intozcommunication through said plate Withathfi the plate, .oneof theports in'the-bodymember minside ofthencoverrmember:preparatoryltouthe being a pressure port andnormally communicatturning ottheplateWithsaictstem.

ing with the; insideot the-cover,-anuupstandingom -12;Arvalves-aswsettorth-imclaim 1L, including neck vportion ionithe stem .plat rcommunicating a shuteofi'rval-veto:aclosetheupressure:portmovwith the pressure port andeproviding awalve seat "trable-rwith-lsaid' stemdioward' and away from the .on the outer end. thereofxsaidpressure'portjhavpressureiportiin:the t-reciprocatory movementa'of ting communication With-said neck inall positions r'said-stem.

ofrotation ofsthe stemplate, anoperating-.stemm 13. --.\A'valveiaszset:forthin claim 11, includi-ng reciprocable .and-rotatable-in .said (cover .in -suba shuts ofi valve to: close the pressure portemovrstantially coaxialfrelation witht-said. neck-portion, gable withwsa-id stemtoward and, away .fromethe a plate on the inner end ofasaidstemreoiprooable @pressureaport in the-l-reciprocatory movement'of andtrotatableatherewith,means-providingatslidsaid-.sterngspringmeans:normally urgingthestem able-v operating connection between: themlatteljgrzo toimove endwi-se-in, onexdirection, armamla'lly plate and stem platesowasio zpermitendwise operable hand lever for operating the steminiits movementtof thet stem independently ofvthezstem 1 :reciprocatory and rotary movement, saidlever beplate but permitrrotation of therstem'platewith -ing spivtotallyiand. -.rotatively.- mounted with rethe stem, ashut-woff valvemovablewithitherstem .;spectzto;=said=cover 'aricbloo cly*members; and-scam n he P te thereonatoward and a ay from't e gymeans rotatable-with- .the hand :levert andtoperseat onethe ups and n -n k; andvmeansforrreaatively:connectedtwithrsaid:stemto communicate ciprocating and rotati ngrthe stem. reciprocatory 'movement-to said stem inthe piv- 9. A valve as set forth in claim 8; wherein=antal jm vementrofasaidrhandleve a r t fl other ofithe portsr inathe vbody m S 340W wmunicate rot'ary -movement--.to-said stem-in the pressureodrain port,-;saidvalve-including a p esr-otative movement-ofsaid hand-lever.

sure relief .Valve .foraestablishing communication 2 14; tIn' ae-plate type -=v-alve-,-. asportedbody. membetween-tsaidmdrain portaand .theeinside of-t-t-he ber gmat plate \rotatablewwith :respect a cover, andmeans-Operableaby engagement-ewith theretoto-difierent operativepositionstorefiect the p e onthestem opening d'p s different icommunicationbetween the ports in -the relief .valve. arembody'memberinwdifferent; positions of the plate,

10.. In a.plate,type.valve/comprising a ported. e cover onrth body member enclosing the-.plate body membenand a portectstem plate-separate and havingarpressurepore mth central and i ep de p s resilientetubular tion thereof;= anooperating stem reciprocablyhand seats. communicating-withand projecting from v t Ij -th t r tio of, th the ports of one of said last two-membersrso asogo body member and extendingthroughv the; plate t pr 10 eitudina11y c mp s n 1* r intotsaid'cover t shut-off valverotatabl mounttions "for engagement with and-vcompression edvon-the end;;of saict-stemand arrangedupon against fiat seating surfaces provided on the other ise. movement of-the stem in one direction member .sp es m m melativeotomhe to close--the pressure port; a-coiled compression bodymemberrandestablishesealed communioatiom n5; spring}. acting between 13 shut ofl valve. the with theportsof 'thabQdWmemberin different "plate towhold theelatter-seated under spring res- .positionsof rotationlotthestempIatereIatiVe-tO ,lSurewhen.thefipressure part is closed onewofmhe th body-member!a-cover-member er portslin-the body. member being a low pressure memben-enclosingthe plate :IDGIIlbBLOIlGQOfl-Sfi-ld draintport; a.pressure .relief yalve on the .plate memberihaving' pressure port ififl: operableein the :reciprocatory movementrof-the V municatingwithetheinside ofnthe cover mem- Stem tooopen.thenlowr.pressure Wherebm Said-5tem1--P1ate isnormauymeld -communicationwith'the'inside of-t-he cover-preprseated underwhyfdraulic pressure compressinasaid Marat-0W,tovthertuming. of means: resilient-tubular seats,vmeanst adaptednforr shi-ft- Vining: a Sfidmgdmvingconnectionvbetween said ring the sternplateto difierentoperativeHpositionS said plate h forcommunicab .Withoutlifting. thesame meansfifort closing-the mg reciprocatory and rotary movementnto rsaid 7 pressure port; and meanslfor atelievingtpressure within the .COVGI, member When-. the a1ast..\men- M15. The ffcornbinafion,. in rotary t ftype tionedfmeans'is operated; whereby to permit -:'va'1ve .of' a body member-carrying a housing and 7. ing of the. platesubstantiallyiree ofthydraulic aifplummy ofE ports awrotalry member Pressure thereon: v withinthehousinghaving'portsadapted toregis- T 'wmbmatmn m rotary-plate-"type ter'withthefirstamentioned'ports to establish difvalve of a portedtbodwme r, a, -p e Stem riferentcommunication betweenthe portsrin'the Y plate adapted- 'efiectildifierentfcommupication z-body memberi'in different positions of the rotor, bfitwemthe f' f thebo-dy' p 'm fle miroe-means iricl'udinga rotatableza-nd axially movable positions'of the m {m ihe body 'stem"for"'turningfthe' rotor relative 'to the body member enclosing o W? member. rto" different' positions; 's aid' 'stem'being having apressureportnormany commumcatmg "freelymovable.axiallyn'elativeto tbe'rotor and with the inside ottheeovenmember, an operatbeing,.operafiyelyiconnected,to the cine .stemuextendina through theilother t m a'fll municaterrotary movement-thereto inthe turnin it members andhavingmeansforrselectlvely recipibf-iithe-djstemzffindfcontfolvalvemeans .arrangedrto vrocating. or .rotating-1the:same; rmeans pr i be m ndmpenedsbyisaid stemintitsiaxial aslidable driving connection:betweemsaidtstem 1;; mwhereby;t h t -fl delivery t rand tsa'id' 1 1 196 permi reciprocatoly movement 2 gaid valvez zpreparatory. :toqandsbefore any move- {of the stem with' respect to:.thefplate:while main-s :Zi'rsment .bfithe'i-lfotolffby'.isafidflstem illponltheliaxial movement of said stem in one direction and reopen fluid delivery to said valve upon axial movement of said stem in the opposite direction. 7

ably operatively connected with the plate forturning the plate from one position to another by rotary movement of said stem, and a valve operable by said stem by axial movement and arranged to open the interior of the cover to a low pressure space before rotary movement of the plate.

'17. In a plate typevalve, the combination of a ported body member, a ported plate member adapted to effect difierent communication between the ports in the body member in difierent positions of rotation of the plate member, a cover member on the body member enclosing the plate member, one of said members having a pressure port normally communicating with the inside of the cover member for delivery of fluid from a source of fluid supply under pressure, a valve for shutting off flow through the pressure port or regulating the flow therethrough, andinterdependent means for turning said plate member and operating said valve, said means being so related to the plate member and valve'that the valv may be given regulating movement independently of the plate member and the valve may be completely closed before the plate member is given movement.

18. In a plate type valve, the combination of a ported body member, a ported tem plate adapted to efiect different communication between the ports in the body member in different positions of the plate, a cover member on the body member enclosing the plate, said body member having a pressure port normally communicating with the inside of the cover member, whereby said plate is normally held seated under hydraulic pressure, means adapted for turnin said plate without unseating the same, whereby to shift the plate to different operative positions, and a shut-off valve operable by the last mentioned means for closing the pressure port prior to movement of said plate from one position to another. I

19. In a plate type valve, comprising a ported body member and a ported stem plate, separate and independent, compressible, resilient, tubuular seat communicating with and projecting from the ports of one of the last two members so as to present longitudinally compressible end adapted. for'shifting the stem plate to difierent operative positions without lifting the same, and means for closing the pressure port prior to movement of the stem plate from one position to another, whereby to permit turning of the stem plate substantially free of hydraulic pressure thereon.

20. The combination in a rotary plate type valve of a ported body member, a ported stem plate adapted to efiect different communication between the ports in the body member in difierent positions of the plate, a cover member on the body member enclosing the plate, one of said members having a pressure port normally communicating with the inside of the cover member, an operating stem extending through the other of said members and having means for selectively reciprocating or rotating the same, means providing a slidable driving connection between said stem and said plate to permit reciprocatory movement of the stem with respect to the plate while maintaining an operating connection therewith for rotation thereof, and a shut-off valve to close the pressure port movable with said stem toward and away from the pressure port in the reciprocatory movement of said stem preparatory to the turning of the plate with the stem.

21. In a plate type valve, a ported body member, a' ported plate member adapted to efiect difierent communication between the ports in the body member in diiferent positions of the plate member, a cover member on the body member enclosing the plate member, valve means for a port in one of said members, means for rotating the plate member to difi'erent operative positions, and means operable by said last means independently of any movement of the plate member for'moving the valve means to and from closed position.

22. In a plate type valve, 21. ported body member, a ported stem plate rotatable with respect thereto to different operative positions to effect different communication between the ports in the body member in difierent positions of the plate, a cover on the body member enclosing the plate and having a pressure port in the central portion thereof, an operating stem reciprocably and rotatively mounted in the central portion of the body member and extending through the plate into said cover, a shut-off valve rotatably mounted on th end of said stem and arranged upon endwise movement of the stem in one direction to close the pressure port, a coiled compression spring acting between the shut-off valve and the plate to hold the latter seated under spring pressure when the pressure port is closed, means providing a sliding driving connection between said stem and said plate, and means for communicating reciprocatory and rotary movement to said stem;

23. In a plat type valve, a ported body member, a ported stem plate rotatable with respect thereto to difierent operative positions to efiect difierentcommunication between the ports in the body member in difierent positions of the plate, a cover on the body member enclosing the plate and having a pressure port therein, an operating stem reciprocably and rotatively mounted in the central portion of th body member and extending through the plate into said cover, one of the ports in the body member being a low pressure drain port, a pressure relief valve on the plate operable in the reciprocatory movement of the stem to open the low pressure drain port into communication with the inside of the cover preparatory to the turning of the plate, means providing a sliding driving connection between said stem and said plate, and means for communicating reciprocatory and rotary movement to said stem.

24. In a plate type valve, a ported body member, a ported plate member adapted to effect different communication between the ports in the body member in different positions of the plate member, a cover member on the body member enclosing the plate member, valve means for a port in one of said members, means for rotating the plate member to different operative positions, said means being adapted to be rotated for rotation of the plate member and also to be reciprocated, and means operable in the reciprocatory movement of said last means independently of any movement of the plate member for moving the valve means to and from closed position.

25. In a plate type valve, the combination of a ported body member, a ported stem plate member adapted to effect different communication between the ports in the body member in different positions of the plate, a cover member on the body member enclosing th plate, one of said members having a pressure port normally communicating with the inside of the cover member, whereby said plate is normally held seat-ed under hydraulic pressure, rotary means adapted for turning said plate whereby to shift the plate to different operative positions, said rotary means being also axially reciprocable, and a shut-off valve for interrupting flow of fluid to the inside of the cover member operable by the last mentioned means upon reciprocation thereof independently of any movement of the stem plate.

26. In a plate type valve, comprising a ported body member and a ported stem plate, separate and independent, compressible, resilient, tubular seats communicating with and projecting from the ports of one of said last two members so as to present longitudinally compressible end portions for engagement with and compression against fiat seating surfaces provided on the other member to space the stem plate relative to the body member and establish sealed communication with. the ports of the body member in different positions of rotation of the stem plate relative to the body member, a cover member on the body member enclosing the plate member, one of said members having a pressure port normally communicating with the inside of the cover member, whereby said stem plate is normally held seated under hydraulic pressure compressing said resilient tubular seats, means adapted for turning the stem plate to different operative positions, means for closing the pressure port, and means for relieving pressure within the cover member, both said last mentioned two means being operated by said turning means prior to turning movement thereof, whereby to permit moving the plate substantially free of hydraulic pressure thereon.

27. In a plate type valve, comprising a ported body member and a ported stem plate, separate and independent, compressible, resilient, tubular seats communicating with and projecting from the ports of one of the last two members so as to present longitudinally compressible end portions for engagement with and compression against flat seating surfaces provided on the other member to space the stem plate relative to the body member and establish sealed communication with the ports of the body member in diii'erent positions of rotation of the stem plate relative to the body member, a cover member on the body member enclosing the stem plate, one of said members having a pressure port normally communicating with the inside of the cover member, whereby said stem plate is normally held seated under hydraulic pressure compressing said resilient tubular seats, means adapted for turning the stem plate to different operative positions, and means for closing the pressure port without any movement of the stem plate, whereby to permit turning the stem plate substantially free of hydraulic pressure thereon.

28. In a plate type valve, a ported body member, a ported stem plate rotatable with respect thereto to diiferent operative positions to effect different communication between the ports in the body member in different positions of the plate, a cover on the body member enclosing the plate and having a pressure port in the central portion thereof, an operating stem reciprocably and rotatively mounted in the central portion of the body member and extending through the plate into said cover, a shut-off valve rotatably mounted on the end of said stem and arranged upon endwise movement of the stem in one direction to close the pressure port, means providing a slidin driving connection between said stem and said plate, and means for communicating reciprocatory and rotary movement to said stem. 29. In a plate type valve as set forth in claim 28, wherein one of the ports in the body member is a low pressure drain port, a pressure relief valve on the stem plate operable in the reciprocatory movement of the stem to open the low pressure drain port into communication with the inside of the cover preparatory to the turning of the plate.

CHESTER T. McGILL.

DE WAYNE WESSEL.

MORRIS W. SMITH. 

